Patents by Inventor Arja M. Weckman

Arja M. Weckman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for assays of nucleic acid, a reagent combination and a kit therefor
    Patent number: 5476769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rapid and sensitive method for assaying nucleic acids by means of hybridization techniques, wherein the detector probes are modified primers being incorporated into copies of the target nucleic acid before the hybridization reaction and a reagent combination as well as a kit therefor. The invention also provides a method for assaying nucleic acids by means of hybridization techniques, wherein the capturing probes are modified primers being incorporated into copies of the target nucleic acids before the hybridization reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Orion-Yahtyma Oy
    Inventors: Hans E. Soderlund, Arja M. Weckman